YMCA wellness center opens, renovations moving quickly

Published: Saturday, January 25, 2014 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, January 24, 2014 at 9:24 p.m.

Renovations at the Hendersonville Family YMCA are proceeding ahead of schedule, officials said, and on Thursday, the newly expanded Wellness Center opened for business.

The renovation project is internally funded and expected to cost about $700,000, with an additional $100,000 in new equipment, furnishings and final touches before the project is complete in February.

Renovations will include an expanded lobby area and centralized reception area, new office spaces, an expanded wellness area with fast-access lockers, a new multipurpose studio, an expanded childwatch area, relocation of the playground, renovated bathrooms, a new conference room and a renovated multipurpose room.

The YMCA, built in the late 1950s, had problems with its roof, inefficient heating and air systems, and its layout.

The current renovation project is the first phase of a long-range plan to upgrade the facility. John Mikos, COO of YMCA of Western North Carolina, said in November that he hopes community fundraising support would allow the organization to renovate the locker rooms, improve parking and complete exterior work on the building.

<p>Renovations at the Hendersonville Family YMCA are proceeding ahead of schedule, officials said, and on Thursday, the newly expanded Wellness Center opened for business.</p><p>The renovation project is internally funded and expected to cost about $700,000, with an additional $100,000 in new equipment, furnishings and final touches before the project is complete in February. </p><p>Renovations will include an expanded lobby area and centralized reception area, new office spaces, an expanded wellness area with fast-access lockers, a new multipurpose studio, an expanded childwatch area, relocation of the playground, renovated bathrooms, a new conference room and a renovated multipurpose room.</p><p>The YMCA, built in the late 1950s, had problems with its roof, inefficient heating and air systems, and its layout. </p><p>The current renovation project is the first phase of a long-range plan to upgrade the facility. John Mikos, COO of YMCA of Western North Carolina, said in November that he hopes community fundraising support would allow the organization to renovate the locker rooms, improve parking and complete exterior work on the building.</p>